A dear friend recently discovered a cute handcrafted flowercake boutique called Rice and Flower that offers cake decorating classes, so we signed up and spent five hours today learning how to pipe apple blossoms, hydrangeas, poms, and chrysanthemums.
All I can say is, I have a newfound appreciation for pastry chefs who spend hours masterfully crafting their tasty artwork. My hand was getting sore from all the piping, and sadly, most of my "good" ones were accidents rather than the norm. Never will I ever complain again about how expensive a decorated cake is, although that said, unless it's some special occasion cake, I think I'd still prioritize taste over looks (I know it's a stereotype that fancy decorated cakes don't taste as good, but stereotypes exist for a reason! But I shall never discriminate against any cake).
On the subject of taste, though, the class offers either traditional cake with buttercream or a Korean style rice cake with bean paste. We chose the Korean rice cake with bean paste. The bean paste was delicious, but I don't think the rice cake works as a cupcake. For starters, it's a bit dry (sort of like a bread, but chewy in the middle). It also got stale in less than a day; I could barely cut into it without having crumbs fly all over the place. Nothing that a microwave can't fix, but that's too much effort to eat a cupcake.
Anyway, despite the challenges, our party of five had a wonderfully fun time, and I know I personally felt a teeny bit accomplished in learning something new. While not all of the flowers turned out prettily, there was always Teacher Kim to the rescue to perform some plastic surgery if needed! But I do think we all did a pretty good job overall; at least the pictures are totally social media worthy, in my humble opinion.
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